ArticleScientific reports2022
Characterisation of dust emissions from machined engineered stones to understand the hazard for accelerated silicosis.
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- Pulmonary inflammatory and fibrogenic responses in rats following intratracheal instillation of dusts from natural and engineered stones.Journal of toxicology and environmental health. Part A · 2026Article
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- High metabolic activity in positron emission tomography and systemic inflammation occurring years after exposure cessation in engineered stone silicosis.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Respirable dust and respirable crystalline silica exposures among workers at stone countertop fabrication shops in Georgia from 2017 through 2023.Annals of work exposures and health · 2025Article
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- Correlation between occupational hazard exposure and abnormal bone mineral density in steelworkers.BMC public health · 2025Article
- A review of silicosis and other silica-related diseases in the engineered stone countertop processing industry.Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England) · 2025Review
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- From Engineered Stone Slab to Silicosis: A Synthesis of Exposure Science and Medical Evidence.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Review
- Assessment of Sub-micrometer-Sized Particles with Practical Activities in an Underground Coal Mine.Mining, metallurgy & exploration · 2024Article
- [Analysis of Hospital Care Registers due to Silicosis in Spain, 1997-2020].Revista espanola de salud publica · 2023Article
- Characterization of the Emissions and Crystalline Silica Content of Airborne Dust Generated from Grinding Natural and Engineered Stones.Annals of work exposures and health · 2023Article
- Engineered Stone Fabrication Work Releases Volatile Organic Compounds Classified as Lung Irritants.Annals of work exposures and health · 2023Article
- Characterization of Si and SiOMaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Rapid Assessment of Oxidative Damage Potential: A Comparative Study of Engineered Stone Dusts Using a Deoxyguanosine Assay.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
Engineered stones are novel construction materials associated with a recent upsurge in silicosis cases among workers in the stonemason industry. In order to understand the hazard for the short latency of lung disease among stonemasons, we simulated real-time dust exposure scenario by dry-machining engineered stones in controlled conditions, capturing and analysing the respirable dust generated for physical and chemical characteristics. Natural granite and marble were included for comparison. Cutting engineered stones generated high concentrations of very fine particles (< 1 µm) with > 80% respirable crystalline silica content, in the form of quartz and cristobalite. Engineered stones also contained 8-20% resin and 1-8% by weight metal elements. In comparison, natural stones had far lower respirable crystalline silica (4- 30%) and much higher metal content, 29-37%. Natural stone dust emissions also had a smaller surface area than engineered stone, as well as lower surface charge. This study highlighted the physical and chemical variability within engineered stone types as well as between engineered and natural stones. This information will ultimately help understand the unique hazard posed by engineered stone fabrication work and help guide the development of specific engineering control measures targeting lower exposure to respirable crystalline silica.
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